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Triangle's Only 24/7 Bollywood radio stationFri, 19 Jan 2018 13:26:43 +0000en-UShourly1Sunidhi Chauhan: We Have Faith in Faces, Not Voiceshttp://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/sunidhi-chauhan-we-have-faith-in-faces-not-voices/
http://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/sunidhi-chauhan-we-have-faith-in-faces-not-voices/#respondFri, 22 Dec 2017 22:56:14 +0000http://arohimedia.net/?p=754Singer Sunidhi Chauhan believes it would be for the better if Bollywood does away with the song-and-dance routine as it would give independent music space to spread its wings.

It is 21 years and counting for Sunidhi in the music industry. The 34-year-old singer, who rose to prominence after she playbacked for Urmila Matondkar in the 1999 film “Mast”, says songs in films are still about the actors, not the singers.

“It will be for the best. That way independent music will rise. People will start listening to the songs rather than just watching them. Right now, film music is being watched. If its Katrina Kaif (the song) will be watched, if its a small heroine, then not so much. Same with the male actors.

“But indie music is listened to with closed eyes. (And) films dont need songs. Hollywood does not have songs. (Just) show the story, dont jazz it up with songs,” Sunidhi told PTI in an interview.

The singer said even as an audience member watching a song being distastefully used in a film irks her to no end.

“I dont understand why we have to do that. Stories are enough. Let your content be good. Let the actors and directors shine. Let the music be independent. But we dont have faith. We have faith in faces, not voices. Thats why its all going wrong,” she said.

Sunidhi has slowed down in her career and she said she chose to take it easy because today many new singers continue to break into the music scene.

“It doesnt mean anyone is less or more as long as you are happy and believe in your talent. I have done that. I dont have to run behind it now.”

She said she passed some songs as she does not want to “sound as she already has in the past” and some item numbers as she was uncomfortable with the lyrics.

“Its not about skills anymore. If you can sound different then you can be used. So obviously they (musicians) would want more voices and its understandable that you get bored of voices youve already heard.

“Listeners dont care if the song is being doctored or rectified. Or was it actually sung like that… It doesnt really matter. How the product comes out thats what matters,” she added.

Sunidhi will next be seen judging music reality show “The Remix” by Amazon Prime Video India, along with music composer Amit Trivedi and DJ Nucleya.

Talking about it, the singer who has been a regular as a jury member in reality singing series, said the show is different from what she has done till now.

“It caters to all age groups and like its name is The Remix”… Its singers and DJs together. There will be 10 teams, where each will have to work together on a song thats already heard. It may be new or an old one. It will be about recreating sounds and may be adding new parts.

“I really enjoyed working with Dr. Zeus and Zora and the entire BeingU team. This was a really awesome experience. For me, I grew up listening to Snoop Dogg so when this came my way, I was completely thrilled to give it a shot and sing with someone as iconic as him,” Nargis said in a statement.

“Also our director Matt Alonzo was great and easy to work with. The song is super cool and I can’t wait for everyone to see the video and hear the entire song,” she added.

Shot in Los Angeles, the song has been produced by BeingU Music — a record label dedicated to push forward independent Indian music across the world through exciting collaborations with the focus on Punjabi artists.

The brand has also partnered with global music giant Sony Music and through this partnership, they intend to present fans with compelling musical content in the coming year starting with “Woofer”.

Talking about the single, Dr Zeus said: “At the beginning of every achievement is the desire and with the right desire, you have the power to become what you think. ‘Woofer’ is an example of that and also a first of such wonderful collaborations I am hoping to do on the global music front.”

Gurjot Singh and Akshit Kumar, founders of BeingU Music, point out that they “aim to take the Indian music industry to the global platform”.

]]>http://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/nargis-fakhri-thrilled-to-make-singing-debut-with-snoop-dogg/feed/0A R RAHMAN : “I would have stopped doing music if CDs would have stopped selling”http://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/a-r-rahman-i-would-have-stopped-doing-music-if-cds-would-have-stopped-selling/
http://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/a-r-rahman-i-would-have-stopped-doing-music-if-cds-would-have-stopped-selling/#respondFri, 22 Dec 2017 22:45:39 +0000http://arohimedia.net/?p=747“I would have stopped doing music if CDs would have stopped selling. But things are different. Music is the same, but the way we express, the way people hear, it is different.
We have to be in our zone. We have to evolve with time. I am still retaining that foundation.” Having composed songs almost across all genres, Rahman said he holds Sufi music close to his heart – like a “part of ibaadat (prayer)”.

“When I was offered to do a qawwali ‘Piya Haji Ali’, I felt very very blessed at that moment. People used to come (up) to me for many years and tell me that the qawwali saved them from untoward situations. “(Then) I did ‘Khwaja mere Khwaja’ post that and that is one composition which is loved by all, regardless of the community they belong to. I consider that to be my biggest achievement till date. Also, I have found that (the process of) learning goes on forever and I keep doing that,” he said.

Rahman is set to perform here tonight at the CCI Brabourne Stadium as part of ‘A R Rahman ENCORE – The Concert’, a multi-city tour to celebrate his 25 years in music. Talking about his gig, the Oscar-winning composer said, “After a while, one wants to have a good team. They (audience) can listen to a CD or an iPod (but) why do they come for live performances?

“So that they can see you in flesh and blood. We look forward to giving them that emotional experience. Singing live is more emotional for me.”

]]>http://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/a-r-rahman-i-would-have-stopped-doing-music-if-cds-would-have-stopped-selling/feed/0‘Pulimurugan’ in Oscar race, only Indian film on ‘Original Songs’ listhttp://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/pulimurugan-in-oscar-race-only-indian-film-on-original-songs-list/
http://arohimedia.net/2017/12/22/pulimurugan-in-oscar-race-only-indian-film-on-original-songs-list/#respondFri, 22 Dec 2017 22:34:03 +0000http://arohimedia.net/?p=740The songs composed by Gopi Sunder from the Mohanlal film are in the running for the 2018 Oscars.

The makers of the blockbuster Malayalam film Pulimurugan have earned another feather in their cap!

In a major achievement for the Malayalam film industry, two songs from the Mohanlal film may soon be in the Oscar race.

Two songs from Pulimuguran have been listed in the ’70 songs eligible for Oscar nomination’ in the ‘Original Songs’ category for the 90th Academy Awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the list on Monday which features ‘Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe’ and ‘Maanathe Maarikurumbe’ from Pulimurugan. These are reportedly the only songs from an Indian film to have made the list, thereby making the achievement all the more sweeter.

The songs for the movie were composed by Gopi Sunder.

Taking to Facebook, Gopi Sunder said that he had no words to express his emotions and said that everything was made possible because of God’s grace.

Other songs in the list include ‘If I Dare’ from Battle of the Sexes, ‘There’s Something Special’ from Despicable Me 3, ‘Fly Away’ from Trafficked and more.

According to the rules, a maximum of two songs can be nominated from a film:

“To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.”

The film has also appeared in the ‘141 original score scores’ list.

The 90th Oscars will be held on March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and the nominations will be declared on January 23, 2018.

Pulimurugan is an action adventure film directed by Vysakh that was released in October 2016. The film was produced with a whopping Rs 25 crore budget by Tomichan Mulakuppadam. The film later went on to collect over Rs 100 crore.

In August this year, the film was released in 6D format, becoming the first Indian film to have done so. While the film went on to become a massive hit, there were also controversies that marred its popularity.

Soon after the film was released, there were allegations of plagiarism against the ‘Muruga Muruga’ song from the film. However, composer Gopi Sunder had denied the allegations that the song was similar to a devotional song.